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  1. Re:Because, as Tom Lehrer, formerly of MIT noted. on Bringing Back the PDP8 · · Score: 1


    Officer: "How many fingers am I holding up"
    Drunk: "Well I've had about 20 fingers, and your holding me up, so I guess 20"

  2. Re:NTLM on BBC says "Avoid Explorer" · · Score: 2

    hmm... It sounds like Mozilla doesn't have a well designed network layer.

  3. Re:NTLM on BBC says "Avoid Explorer" · · Score: 1

    To bad I work for a large multi-national, I don't think we use MS proxy server, just a windows authenticating one.

  4. besonic on Universal Music Group's New Music Sharing Service · · Score: 2

    amost Everything you want in a downloadable music service.

  5. Where's the spec on Has Software Development Improved? · · Score: 2

    Looks like your painter doesn't have a good specification to work to, or hasn't been 'empowered' enough to ask for one.

    ALWAYS blaim the management.

  6. NTLM on BBC says "Avoid Explorer" · · Score: 2

    ........unless you behind a proxy that uses windows authentication.

    You'll have the safest browser possible, since it won't be able to connect through the proxy server.

    The bug's only been in mozilla for ohh 3 years, lets hope m$ doesn't make .net authentication.

  7. Re:12 bits on Bringing Back the PDP8 · · Score: 1

    In the shops they used a measuring board, but in the market they still used the hand nose thing.

  8. Re:12 bits on Bringing Back the PDP8 · · Score: 2

    Well around 10years ago, 'when I were a lad' they used to sell cloth by the nose to index finger yard in markets. (they'd leave a bit of sag in the fabrick so as not the under measure)

  9. Re:12 bits on Bringing Back the PDP8 · · Score: 1

    a merchent with shout arms would employ someone with longer arms/ask the customer to measure or have no business.

    It's a good job I cary a meter rule with me when I go shopping.

  10. Re:12 bits on Bringing Back the PDP8 · · Score: 1

    The same is true with most (if not all) imerial measurements.

    Money is a good example,
    1 pound = 20 Shillings ( /5 /4 /10 /2)
    1 Shillings = 12 Pennies ( /3 /4 /2 /6)

    So you can easly devide a pound by 2 3 4 5 6 (not 7) 8 9 10

    Time's good as well,
    24hours in a day /2 /3 /4 /6
    60minutes in an hour /10 /5

    Why did we go metric, it's too hard and doesn't keep me doing base conversions all day, I feel deprived.

    Imperial measurements are also 'tangable' i.e. they are based on real, easy to measure things.

    1 Yard is from the tip of your nose to the end of your index finger. Very handy if your selling cloth or rope.

  11. Re:Very surprising on DOS Attacks On DNS Provider · · Score: 1

    Check that you have MX and PTR records for the mail server/s,
    'address found, but no resource of requested type available'
    Suggest that the name lookup worked, but there was a missing MX record (on one of the DNS servers?)

  12. Re:Because, as Tom Lehrer, formerly of MIT noted. on Bringing Back the PDP8 · · Score: 2

    Wow, 10 fingers, how many thumbs do you have?

  13. Re:12 bits on Bringing Back the PDP8 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    8 bit is base 2

    1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512

    So I suppose 12 could be ....

    1 3 6 12 24 .... hmmmmm..... now quite correct

    maybe
    1 2 3 6 12 24 ... 60 ... 420

    anyway

    12 is good because
    12/6 = 2
    12/4 = 3
    12/3 = 4
    12/2 = 6

  14. Re:Registered Charity? on Lessig's Challenge: Are You Up To It? · · Score: 1

    Not an excuse, a way to get the Government to chip in as well.

    I contribute to 'freedom' in serveral ways,
    Actively protesting,
    Passivly protesting (not watching TV etc..)
    Finincial contributions
    Contributions of my time.

  15. hmm... I'm ok on Lessig's Challenge: Are You Up To It? · · Score: 1

    £22 a month for my ADSL
    No movies,
    No TV
    No computer games (I'm boring!)
    Total £22 a month = £264 a year

    In the last year
    3 Mandrake-powerpack boxes ($60 each)
    £10 a month to CARE international
    Several hours a week working on OSS projects.
    A few paid for tracks from www.besonic.com (and a lot of free ones)
    Lots of beer for the people who organise free parties(raves). say £50+
    Total
    £350 + lots of my time.

  16. Re:Registered Charity? on Lessig's Challenge: Are You Up To It? · · Score: 1

    I though I was being pro-active.

    We don't NEED the EFF at the moment[which is why we don't have the EFF], but we will[hence the original post].

    Unfortunatly it's too late to kill the Bill, the patent office has finished taking responses and is looking at how to implement what has already been decided on. Were up shit creek and we need a big fuck of paddle.

  17. Re:Registered Charity? on Lessig's Challenge: Are You Up To It? · · Score: 2

    SFAIK, The EFF puts up a lot of legal support for people, and that is charitable.
    Giving away software could be considered foolish or a life style choice, helping people defend themselves in court is charitable.

    Fortunatly, we don't neen that kind of support in the UK and Europe, but in a few months when the IP laws and EU/UK version of DMCA get through we will need the likes of the EFF.

  18. Registered Charity? on Lessig's Challenge: Are You Up To It? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    if the EFF registered as a charity in the UK then the Government would topup any contributions I made.
    Is the EFF a charity?

  19. Re:What if... on Conspiracy Theorists, Meet The Moon · · Score: 2

    I believe they hide the fact that they 'know' what's going on, or at least I hope they know what there upto.

    Let's consider:

    Election turn out is down,
    There's a high level of apathy,
    The economy is slowing(so someone's selling up)
    Protests have increased in size and frequency.

    It's all heading towards 'mass disorder'

    What are the Government is doing:
    Starting lots of Wars
    Increasing 'snooping' powers
    Increasing the power of patents and copyright.
    Reducing the rights of convicted and suspected 'criminals'

    Along with the general 'brain washing' propaganda programs they are running all the time ,'drugs' , 'The world wars' ,
    'Evil commies', 'You must WORK for a living'
    etc...

  20. Re:What if... on Conspiracy Theorists, Meet The Moon · · Score: 2

    You all out to get me, I knew it, dam you conspiring conspiracy theory devils, you've all sold you soul to Satan.

    George Bush.

  21. the perfect interface does what you expect. on What Features Would Make a "Better" GUI? · · Score: 2

    When?

    When you first use the interface,
    or after you've used it for a while and know how to do things.

    Take a guitar, does it's interface do what you would expect? hell you have to tune it in a sansible manner even before you start.

    Somone who's never seen a guitar before would be supprised and find the interface unnatural, but after you've played the guitar for a while you realise the interface isn't that bad afterall.

  22. 3d? on What Features Would Make a "Better" GUI? · · Score: 1

    sounds too much like running around to me, i think I'll just sit here and use my lazy 2d interface.

  23. Re:Uh oh... on MS-DOS 1981-2002 RIP · · Score: 1

    MS dos,
    MS is usually chosen by spinsters or devorcies. MR-DOS dosn't give a fuck.

  24. Re:It makes sense. on Microsoft Just Says No to .Doc Replacement Panel · · Score: 1

    Because if you fuck off to many people you'll go to Jail.

  25. Good news on Microsoft Just Says No to .Doc Replacement Panel · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I can still call Bill a wanker and feel pure in my thoughts.